Articles on Prayer
Prayer is the plainest thing in the Christian life and the hardest to keep up. These readings are for anyone who wants to pray and finds it difficult — the beginner who doesn't know where to start, and the believer whose praying has gone cold. You will find help on how to pray so God answers, how to keep going when heaven seems silent, and how to carry others to God. Each one is short, meant to be read in a few minutes, and each sends you on to a classic on prayer — Bounds, Murray, Ryle and others — worth reading slowly, in full, and free.
Explore books, sermons and scripture on this topic →How to Pray So That God Answers: Lessons from George Müller
George Müller recorded tens of thousands of answers to prayer and never once asked a person for money. Here is how he prayed — and what it still teaches us.
3 min readThe Morning Watch: Why the First Hour Belongs to God
The morning watch is the old habit of meeting God early, before the day makes its claims. Here is why Scripture, and the great believers, kept it — and how to begin.
9 min readWhat Is Intercessory Prayer? How to Pray for Others
Intercessory prayer is standing before God on behalf of someone else. Here is what it is, why it matters, and how to actually do it.
8 min readThe Power of Persistent Prayer
Why does Jesus tell us to keep asking? Here is what the Bible teaches about persistent, persevering prayer — why it matters, what it accomplishes, and how to keep praying when heaven seems silent.
8 min readHow to Pray the Psalms
The Psalms are the Bible's own prayer book. Here is how to pray them — turning their words into your own praise, lament, confession, and trust — so that Scripture teaches you to pray.
8 min readAugustine’s Confessions: A Reader’s Guide
A reader’s guide to Augustine’s Confessions: what it is, the story of his conversion book by book, why the last four books are about memory and time, the famous lines, and how to read it today.
9 min readHow to Pray for Revival
Every revival is born in prayer. Here is how to pray for revival — united, persistent, honest, and God-centred — and to keep praying until he comes.
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